Conor McGregor and Girlfriend Dee Welcome Second Child: '2019 Is Off to the Best Start'

Mixed martial arts fighterConor McGregorand girlfriend of 10 yearsDee Devlinhave welcomed their second child, McGregor announced on Instagram Friday.

“2019 is off to the best start!” he added. “Thank you for the well wishes everybody!”

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Devlin, 31,confirmed her second pregnancyback in July when celebrating theUFCchampion’s 30th birthday on Instagram.

“Thank you for being you! Love you to bits from me, Conor jr and the bump,” shecaptioned an imageof her boyfriend on a yacht.

“Looking forward to drinking Proper Twelve with you in just a few months,” she teased.

Before the couple’s firstborn arrived, McGregor told reporters he didn’t want his son to be involved in “celebrity s—.”

However, McGregor and Devlin have been public about parenthood on social media, sharing occasionalphotos of Conor Jr.to their combined over 32 million Instagram followers.

The couple met back in 2008, well before McGregor’s UFC success, according to theIrish Mirror. And the new father of two credits much of his success to the support of his beloved.

“She has helped me throughout this career. If it wasn’t for her, I probably wouldn’t be where I am today,” he toldMMAFighting.

In December, McGregor shared an adorable video of his son hitting a punching bag while he trained. “We are never too young to start and never too old to learn,” the proud dadcaptioned the clip.

source: people.com